Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
Our objective was to quickly alert FEMA and its partners about attempts to profit from hurricane survivors seeking disaster assistance in Puerto Rico. FEMA must quickly take steps to stop those attempting to profit from survivors seeking disaster assistance through a fee for service that FEMA provides at no cost to the disaster survivor. The service advertised to complete required FEMA forms in order to obtain disaster assistance will require disaster survivors to provide a third party with their Personally Identifiable Information that will expose them to unnecessary risks. This management alert did not contain any recommendations
Short / Alternative Report Title:
MA - FEMA Must Take Steps to Stop Those Attempting to Profit from Disaster Survivors Seeking Assistance in Puerto Rico
Date Issued:
Monday, December 11, 2017
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
OIG-18-30
Component, if applicable:
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Location(s):
United States
Type of Report:
Disaster Recovery Report
Number of Recommendations:
0
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OIG-18-30-Dec17.pdf | 1.44 MB |
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